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A Painting & A Poem: Apple Pie Tonight?
Jan 30 2017 ·0I am still floating in bliss thanks to a heavenly weekend spent in Philadelphia with Emily, Nick, & the star of my heart, Daisy! Not waking up to Daisy’s beautiful face this morning was difficult but painting class with Diane Panarelli Miller helped ease the blow. It was great to be back with such a skillful and gifted teacher. Painting apples today had me dreaming of apple pie…
A Poem & A Painting: Orange Tulips
Jan 23 2017 ·0When Monday starts off rainy and dreary with more to come, there’s nothing like a cheerful painting to brighten my spirits. Today’s painting is an “oldie but a goodie”. This image has me dreaming of Spring and sun drenched tulips…
A Poem & A Painting: Soup’s On
Nov 21 2016 ·0Here we are at Thanksgiving week! Things have been hectic around here lately, with client projects, business projects, and personal projects 🙂 . I’m grateful for all of it of course! I am also grateful for the chance to slow down and enjoy time with family and friends on Thanksgiving. This year has brought so many blessings and I am so grateful…
A Painting & A Poem: Autumn Apples
Oct 31 2016 ·0Is there anything more quintessentially Fall than apples? Ok, perhaps pumpkins or colorful leaves but especially here in New England, nothing says Fall like biting into a crisp, delicious apple that has been freshly picked from a local orchard. This week’s painting captures a bounty of Autumn’s tastiest harvest ~ accented by some of my favorite, not traditionally “Fall”-like, colors…
A Poem & A Painting: Eggs For Breakfast, Anyone?
Jun 27 2016 ·0Once again I’ve been drawn to my watercolors lately. I really enjoy the spontaneity and freedom that comes with simplicity of watercolor paints, a pen, and my sketchbook. This week’s subject is also a simple one ~ eggs. Remember when we all thought eggs just came in two colors, brown & white (except at Easter of course)? Thanks to Martha Stewart and the plethora of backyard chickens now being raised, we can all see that eggs come in many beautiful shades. It almost seems a shame to crack them open. Almost…
A Poem & A Painting: Milk Pitcher
May 16 2016 ·0I continue to work on my painting skills in my latest class. We have painted quite a few still life compositions and I am becoming more comfortable working on a larger canvas. I love the soft colors paired with the bold brushstrokes in this week’s painting. This week’s poem attempts to capture that contrast as well. What do you think?
A Poem & A Painting: Still Thinking Pink
Feb 15 2016 ·0With encouragement from my instructor, I’ve been working on larger paintings of late. I love the juxtaposition of the fun colors (lime green and rose pink) with the more “serious” still life tableau. It reminds me of our New England weather of late ~ arctic cold this weekend, followed by rain and 50 degrees tomorrow with winds whipping most days. Typical!
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 30(!), Daily Magic
Jan 30 2016 ·030 Paintings in 30 Days is always a challenge because “life” happens: wrist surgery, a hospitalized Mom, and design deadlines to name a few of this month’s “life” events. That being said, it gave me joy (and perhaps increased discipline) to paint everyday. I truly feel that the only way to improve at anything is to practice!
A still life make-up table painting is the finale to this current 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge…
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 27, Silver Bowl
Jan 27 2016 ·0I’m in the homestretch of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge. Phew! Today’s painting is another still life…
A Poem & A Painting: Kaleidoscope Eyes
Jan 25 2016 ·0This is the final week of my January painting challenge and as I’ve been exploring the color wheel with my paintings, this poem, Kaleidoscope Eyes, truly struck a chord with me. I hope you enjoy it as well…
30 Paintings in 30 Days, Day 24: Apple Green Pears
Jan 24 2016 ·0Can you guess my color theme for the final group of paintings?…
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 22, Red Scarf
Jan 22 2016 ·0I’m still up in the air about the color theme for my last 10 paintings. What would you like to see? I’d love to hear! In the meantime…
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 21, Yellow Apples
Jan 21 2016 ·0I’m still in recovery mode from wrist surgery so today’s painting is an “oldie but goodie”…
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 13, Orange Gobble Day
Jan 13 2016 ·0I went larger than usual and painted a still life type composition for today’s painting…
A Poem & A Painting: Candy Canes & Silver
Dec 14 2015 ·0Lately my paintings have been inspired by the Christmas season. One of the best parts about the season is of course…the candy, in all it’s shapes and stripes! 😉
A Poem & A Painting: Sparkle of Christmas
Dec 07 2015 ·0It’s hard to believe that another week has passed. The holiday season is in full swing around here with {almost} all of my decorating completed and halls decked. Today’s painting was inspired by the season’s sparkle and glow ~ such a special kind of light…
A Poem & A Painting: A Donut With Kelley
Nov 16 2015 ·0I am taking a painting class with the ever so talented Kelley MacDonald, a dear friend and amazing artist. Donuts are one of Kelley’s signature subjects and it was fun (and somewhat challenging) to paint in her style. This painting of mine was done during an exercise in which we counted our brush strokes. The first effort was a 75 stroke donut, and then what is this week’s painting~ a 150 stroke donut.
A Poem & A Painting: Carolann’s Antique Bottles
Oct 12 2015 ·1This week’s poem and painting have an antique flair. I painted a still life of antique bottles and thought this poem was a nice accompaniment…
A Painting & A Poem: Apple Still Life
Oct 05 2015 ·0This week’s painting is one that was created for this month’s Girl’s Just Wanna Paint challenge: “Paint Like A Famous Artist”. Can you guess in whose style I painted?
A Poem & A Painting: Mise En Place, Les Oeufs
Aug 24 2015 ·0I am off on a mini girls getaway ~ a few days on Nantucket with dear friends is a wonderful way to celebrate the all to quickly fading days of Summer. As I’ve been doing on most of my trips this Summer, I’ll be taking along my watercolors and brushes. Before I packed up my supplies, I did some experimenting with watercolor still life paintings. While I’m not much of a cook or a baker, I enjoyed creating and painting this scene featuring eggs, a wooden spoon and a mixing bowl. Oh the possibilities!
Instead of sharing a poem this week I thought I’d share two recipes featuring eggs ~ one savory and one sweet. Enjoy!